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The articles below have been selected as 2022 Issue Cover Articles by the Editorial Office of Biosensors (ISSN: 2079-6374). These articles came from multiple fields within the scope of Biosensors. We hope that they can provide insights and references for scholars in these fields.

1. “Sources of Inaccuracy in Photoplethysmography for Continuous Cardiovascular Monitoring”
by Jesse Fine, Kimberly L. Branan, Andres J. Rodriguez, Tananant Boonya-Ananta, Jessica C. Ramella-Roman, Michael J. McShane and Gerard L. Coté
Biosensors 2021, 11(4), 126; https://doi.org/10.3390/bios11040126
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-6374/11/4/126

2. “Wearable Biosensors for Non-Invasive Sweat Diagnostics”
by Jing Xu, Yunsheng Fang and Jun Chen
Biosensors 2021, 11(8), 245; https://doi.org/10.3390/bios11080245
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-6374/11/8/245

3. “Point-of-Care PCR Assays for COVID-19 Detection”
by Niharika Gupta, Shine Augustine, Tarun Narayan, Alan O’Riordan, Asmita Das, D. Kumar, John H. T. Luong and Bansi D. Malhotra
Biosensors 2021, 11(5), 141; https://doi.org/10.3390/bios11050141
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-6374/11/5/141

4. “Application of Raman Spectroscopic Methods in Food Safety: A Review”
by Marlen Petersen, Zhilong Yu and Xiaonan Lu
Biosensors 2021, 11(6), 187; https://doi.org/10.3390/bios11060187
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-6374/11/6/187

5. “A Review on SERS-Based Detection of Human Virus Infections: Influenza and Coronavirus”
by Fernanda Saviñon-Flores, Erika Méndez, Mónica López-Castaños, Alejandro Carabarin-Lima, Karen A. López-Castaños, Miguel A. González-Fuentes and Alia Méndez-Albores
Biosensors 2021, 11(3), 66; https://doi.org/10.3390/bios11030066
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-6374/11/3/66

6. “Electrochemical Fingerprint Biosensor for Natural Indigo Dye Yielding Plants Analysis”
by Boyuan Fan, Qiong Wang, Weihong Wu, Qinwei Zhou, Dongling Li, Zenglai Xu, Li Fu, Jiangwei Zhu, Hassan Karimi-Maleh and Cheng-Te Lin
Biosensors 2021, 11(5), 155; https://doi.org/10.3390/bios11050155
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-6374/11/5/155

7. “Paper-Based Biosensors: Frontiers in Point-of-Care Detection of COVID-19 Disease”
by Riccarda Antiochia
Biosensors 2021, 11(4), 110; https://doi.org/10.3390/bios11040110
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-6374/11/4/110

8. “Emerging Biosensors to Detect Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2): A Review”
by Wei Yin Lim, Boon Leong Lan and Narayanan Ramakrishnan
Biosensors 2021, 11(11), 434; https://doi.org/10.3390/bios11110434
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-6374/11/11/434

9. “Continuous Non-Invasive Glucose Monitoring via Contact Lenses: Current Approaches and Future Perspectives”
by David Bamgboje, Iasonas Christoulakis, Ioannis Smanis, Gaurav Chavan, Rinkal Shah, Masoud Malekzadeh, Ioannis Violaris, Nikolaos Giannakeas, Markos Tsipouras, Konstantinos Kalafatakis et al.
Biosensors 2021, 11(6), 189; https://doi.org/10.3390/bios11060189
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-6374/11/6/189

10. “Fiber Optic Sensors for Vital Signs Monitoring. A Review of Its Practicality in the Health Field”
by Christian Perezcampos Mayoral, Jaime Gutiérrez Gutiérrez, José Luis Cano Pérez, Marciano Vargas Treviño, Itandehui Belem Gallegos Velasco, Pedro António Hernández Cruz, Rafael Torres Rosas, Lorenzo Tepech Carrillo, Judith Arnaud Ríos, Edmundo López et al.
Biosensors 2021, 11(2), 58; https://doi.org/10.3390/bios11020058
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-6374/11/2/58

1. “Nanopore Technology and Its Applications in Gene Sequencing”
by Bo Lin, Jianan Hui and Hongju Mao
Biosensors 2021, 11(7), 214; https://doi.org/10.3390/bios11070214
Full text available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-6374/11/7/214

2. “Recent Advances of Field-Effect Transistor Technology for Infectious Diseases”
by Abbas Panahi, Deniz Sadighbayan, Saghi Forouhi and Ebrahim Ghafar-Zadeh
Biosensors 2021, 11(4), 103; https://doi.org/10.3390/bios11040103
Full text available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-6374/11/4/103

3. “Using Graphene-Based Biosensors to Detect Dopamine for Efficient Parkinson’s Disease Diagnostics”
by Małgorzata Kujawska, Sheetal K. Bhardwaj, Yogendra Kumar Mishra and Ajeet Kaushik
Biosensors 2021, 11(11), 433; https://doi.org/10.3390/bios11110433
Full text available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-6374/11/11/433

4. “Biosensors Coupled with Signal Amplification Technology for the Detection of Pathogenic Bacteria: A Review”
by Fengchun Huang,Yingchao Zhang, Jianhan Lin and Yuanjie Liu
Biosensors 2021, 11(6), 190; https://doi.org/10.3390/bios11060190
Full text available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-6374/11/6/190

5. “Plasmonic Biosensors for Single-Molecule Biomedical Analysis”
by Elba Mauriz and Laura M. Lechuga
Biosensors 2021, 11(4), 123; https://doi.org/10.3390/bios11040123
Full text available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-6374/11/4/123

6. “A Paper-Based Colorimetric Aptasensor for the Detection of Gentamicin”
by Saipriya Ramalingam, Christopher M. Collier and Ashutosh Singh
Biosensors 2021, 11(2), 29; https://doi.org/10.3390/bios11020029
Full text available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-6374/11/2/29

7. “Lab-on-Paper Devices for Diagnosis of Human Diseases Using Urine Samples—A Review”
by Wei-Chun Tai, Yu-Chi Chang, Dean Chou and Lung-Ming Fu
Biosensors 2021, 11(8), 260; https://doi.org/10.3390/bios11080260
Full text available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-6374/11/8/260

8. “In Situ LSPR Sensing of Secreted Insulin in Organ-on-Chip”
by María A. Ortega, Júlia Rodríguez-Comas, Ozlem Yavas, Ferran Velasco-Mallorquí, Jordina Balaguer-Trias, Victor Parra, Anna Novials, Joan M. Servitja, Romain Quidant and Javier Ramón-Azcón
Biosensors 2021, 11(5), 138; https://doi.org/10.3390/bios11050138
Full text available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-6374/11/5/138

9. “Applications of Microfluidics in Liquid Crystal-Based Biosensors”
by Jinan Deng, Dandan Han and Jun Yang
Biosensors 2021, 11(10), 385; https://doi.org/10.3390/bios11100385
Full text available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-6374/11/10/385

10. “A Review of Capillary Pressure Control Valves in Microfluidics”
by Shaoxi Wang, Xiafeng Zhang, Cong Ma, Sheng Yan, David Inglis and Shilun Feng
Biosensors 2021, 11(10), 405; https://doi.org/10.3390/bios11100405
Full text available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-6374/11/10/405

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1. “Two-Dimensional Material-Based Colorimetric Biosensors: A Review”
by Danzhu Zhu, Bin Liu and Gang Wei
Biosensors 2021, 11(8), 259; https://doi.org/10.3390/bios11080259
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-6374/11/8/259
Cited by 42 | Viewed by 4526

2. “Electrochemical Biosensing of Dopamine Neurotransmitter: A Review”
by Sophie Lakard, Ileana-Alexandra Pavel and Boris Lakard
Biosensors 2021, 11(6), 179; https://doi.org/10.3390/bios11060179
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-6374/11/6/179
Cited by 31 | Viewed by 4814

3. “Detection Technologies for Reactive Oxygen Species: Fluorescence and Electrochemical Methods and Their Applications”
by Surachet Duanghathaipornsuk, Eveline J. Farrell, Ana C. Alba-Rubio, Piotr Zelenay and Dong-Shik Kim
Biosensors 2021, 11(2), 30; https://doi.org/10.3390/bios11020030
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-6374/11/2/30
Cited by 30 | Viewed by 5370

4. “Biometric Identification of Taxodium spp. and Their Hybrid Progenies by Electrochemical Fingerprints”
by Yuhong Zheng, Da Wang, Xiaolong Li, Ziyang Wang, Qingwei Zhou, Li Fu, Yunlong Yin and David Creech
Biosensors 2021, 11(10), 403; https://doi.org/10.3390/bios11100403
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-6374/11/10/403
Cited by 24 | Viewed by 1006

5. “Disposable Paper-Based Biosensors for the Point-of-Care Detection of Hazardous Contaminations—A Review”
by Mohammad Mahdi Bordbar, Azarmidokht Sheini, Pegah Hashemi, Ali Hajian and Hasan Bagheri
Biosensors 2021, 11(9), 316; https://doi.org/10.3390/bios11090316
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-6374/11/9/316
Cited by 24 | Viewed by 4072

6. “Development of a Sensitive Self-Powered Glucose Biosensor Based on an Enzymatic Biofuel Cell”
by Kantapat Chansaenpak, Anyanee Kamkaew, Sireerat Lisnund, Pannaporn Prachai, Patipat Ratwirunkit, Thitichaya Jingpho, Vincent Blay and Piyanut Pinyou
Biosensors 2021, 11(1), 16; https://doi.org/10.3390/bios11010016
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-6374/11/1/16
Cited by 23 | Viewed by 5403

7. “Clinical Application of the Novel Cell-Based Biosensor for the Ultra-Rapid Detection of the SARS-CoV-2 S1 Spike Protein Antigen: A Practical Approach”
by Sophie Mavrikou, Vasileios Tsekouras, Kyriaki Hatziagapiou, Foteini Paradeisi, Petros Bakakos, Athanasios Michos, Antonia Koutsoukou, Elissavet Konstantellou, George I. Lambrou, Eleni Koniari et al.
Biosensors 2021, 11(7), 224; https://doi.org/10.3390/bios11070224
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-6374/11/7/224
Cited by 20 | Viewed by 3684

8. “The Role of Peptides in the Design of Electrochemical Biosensors for Clinical Diagnostics”
by Patrick Severin Sfragano, Giulia Moro, Federico Polo and Ilaria Palchetti
Biosensors 2021, 11(8), 246; https://doi.org/10.3390/bios11080246
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-6374/11/8/246
Cited by 20 | Viewed by 3507

9. “Carbon Nanotube (CNT)-Based Biosensors”
by David C. Ferrier and Kevin C. Honeychurch
Biosensors 2021, 11(12), 486; https://doi.org/10.3390/bios11120486
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-6374/11/12/486
Cited by 20 | Viewed by 4285

10. “Nanobioengineered Sensing Technologies Based on Cellulose Matrices for Detection of Small Molecules, Macromolecules, and Cells”
by Divya, Supratim Mahapatra, Vinish Ranjan Srivastava and Pranjal Chandra
Biosensors 2021, 11(6), 168; https://doi.org/10.3390/bios11060168
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-6374/11/6/168
Cited by 19 | Viewed by 3553

Peer review is an essential part of the publication process and is important in ensuring that Biosensors (ISSN: 2079-6374) maintains high-quality standards for its published papers. The Biosensors Editorial Board and editorial team would like to gratefully acknowledge the time and energy dedicated by reviewers to checking the manuscripts submitted to the journal.

Prof. Dr. Carlos Torres-Torres has been selected to receive the 2022 Biosensors Outstanding Reviewer Award based on the quantity, timeliness, and quality of his reviews in Biosensors. He will receive CHF 500, the privilege of publishing a paper with a 50% discount on the APC in Biosensors in 2023 after peer review, and an electronic certificate in recognition of his outstanding work.

Please join us in congratulating the winner of the 2022 Biosensors Outstanding Reviewer Award. We would also like to take this opportunity to thank all of our reviewers for their continued support of Biosensors.

We are pleased to announce the winners of the Biosensors 2021 Best Paper Award. All papers published in 2021 in Biosensors (ISSN: 2079-6374) were considered for the award. After a thorough evaluation of the originality and significance of the papers, citations, and downloads, two winners were selected.

One Review:
“Wearable Biosensors for Non-Invasive Sweat Diagnostics”
by Jing Xu, Yunsheng Fang and Jun Chen
Biosensors 2021, 11(8), 245; https://doi.org/10.3390/bios11080245
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-6374/11/8/245

One Article:
“Synthesis of Mesoporous CuO Hollow Sphere Nanozyme for Paper-Based Hydrogen Peroxide Sensor”
by Dong Cheng, Jing Qin, Youyou Feng and Jing Wei
Biosensors 2021, 11(8), 258; https://doi.org/10.3390/bios11080258
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-6374/11/8/258

Each winner will receive CHF 500 and a chance to publish a paper free of charge in Biosensors in 2023 after peer review.

Please join us in congratulating the winners of the Biosensors 2021 Best Paper Award. We would also like to take this opportunity to thank all of the authors for their continued support of Biosensors.

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As the Editor-in-Chief of Biosensors (ISSN: 2079-6374), I am pleased to announce the winner of the Biosensors 2023 Travel Award. The award has been granted to Dr. Dmitry Kireev, a Postdoctoral Research Associate at the University of Texas at Austin working on the application of 2D materials (graphene, MoS₂, PtSe₂, etc.) in the fields of bioelectronics, neuroprosthesis, and wearable electronics.

Dr. Dmitry Kireev will attend MRS 2023 held in San Francisco, USA to share his research entitled “Wearable and Implantable Graphene Biosensors for Multimodal Cardiovascular Research”.

As the awardee, he will receive an honorarium of CHF 800 and a certificate.

With so many high-quality applicants, the evaluation process and the final decision were challenging. We want to thank all the applicants for submitting their diverse and fascinating range of research topics. On behalf of the assessment committee, we wish to congratulate the winner on his accomplishment.

Prof. Dr. Giovanna Marrazza
Editor-in-Chief of Biosensors